APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lymphatic trunks are major lymphatic vessels that empty into the thoracic duct and ____
A
Lymphatic capillaries
B
Right lymphatic duct
C
Left lymphatic duct
D
Cisterna Chyli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lymph trunks drain into the lymph ducts, which in turn return lymph to the blood by emptying into the respective subclavian veins. There are two lymph ducts in the body: the right lymph duct and the thoracic duct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lymphatic trunks form from the union of collecting vessels. The nine major trunks, draining lymph from regions for which they are named, are the lumbar, jugular, subclavian, and bronchomediastinal trunks, each of which occurs in pairs (left and right, for each side of the body), and a single intestinal trunk.

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